Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
3.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NE
10
1
SSW
4
2.2
SSW
6
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
2
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.6
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
165
167
154
137
89
82
44
51
33
395
630
616
627
618
556
454
356
245
197
181
177
143
192
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
35
S
30
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:14AM1.89m
4:36PM1.84m
5:03AM1.96m
5:25PM1.85m
5:54AM2.00m
6:17PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.19m
10:47PM0.15m
11:20AM0.17m
11:38PM0.13m
12:15PM0.17m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:16
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8:05
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8:07
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1
2
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1
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Temp °C
15
14
14
17
20
19
17
16
17
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
13
15
15
16
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
13
14
12
9
8
11
2
1
4
6
5
6
4
5
5
6
8
13
13
12
8
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